SNoW mUch FuN!

Last weekend we took a little trip to Forest Lakes to my parents cabin. There was LOTS of snow and the girls had fun sledding and playing.


Our trip wasn't without it troubles! When we got there the pipes were all frozen - so NO water, No toilets, No showers! Yikes! And of course it was FREEZING!



Luckily, my parents were also there and we started working on getting the pipes cleared of ice. We hauled water in the house from a pump in the front yard. Every burner on the stove had a pot with water on it - trying to get it hot! The fire place was blazing and the stove was burning!

The men finally got water to flow out of the cabin. So that meant we could use the kitchen sink to dump water. We had to put water in the toilet to flush it. It was a pain - but an improvement.

By the next day, it started thawing some. We finally started getting water from the faucets and pretty soon the toilets! But there was a leak and so my Dad had to do some fixing of that! I think my Dad worked the whole weekend just fixing leaks! Poor Dad!


When we discovered the showers were working we were all SO excited... however, then we discovered the hot water tank wasn't heating the water enough! I didn't get a shower until Sunday - AT HOME!

Despite our water problems it was still fun! We got to host the ward youth for a few hours Saturday. They seemed to have fun.

Hillary and James came along with their friends the Fowlers and their three CUTE kids! Caden, Jackson and Hallie! They are triplets and are 3 1/2! They added much entertainment to the weekend! We also had my niece Brooke!


The best part was Sunday. Because the snow had melted a lot on Saturday it had froze to ice on Sunday. My kids went out to sled and discovered they didn't need tubes, but could just slide down on their rear ends or tummy's! They looked like a bunch of seals and penguins sliding down the hill! Cutest thing ever!



We celebrated James' birthday on Saturday with homemade Costa Vida Chicken, beans, rice and salsa! It was delish!

We came home Sunday, very smelly, tired and glad to be warm again! Seriously, how do people live where there is snow 24/7? I'm definitely a desert rat! The worst part of the trip - the clean up! I've been doing laundry ALL week! I've had to wash pretty much everything we took up there, just to get the smell of campfire smoke out of the house!

Ha ha ha ha! Nothing like bringing home great memories!